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Sunday 30 August 2009

It's highly likely that we ate a woodlouse

Oh dear. That doesn't look very disabled accessible, does it? Better turn back.

Come back, Littlest Latte!

HA! Only joking! We're off-roaders now, dontcha know. With our Delichon Delta All-Terrain Disabled Buggy we can go anywhere we like. Nothing stands in our way! (Except kissing gates. And stiles.)

Let's say that again. Delichon Delta All-Terrain Disabled Buggy. Because when you're buying disability equipment, googling it only takes you to the company's website, where you can view a tiny picture of it. No 'Read all 84 customer reviews' for us.

We ordered this weeks ago, with no real idea what it would be like. That's a scary way to spend over a grand. But then on holiday we saw a woman pushing one, and we hunted her down. "It's a lifechanger," she said.

Certainly two days after buying it we were blackberrying for the very first time. If that's not worth a grand, I don't know what is.

We took home a plastic bag full of blackberries and a woodlouse. On getting home, the woodlouse was conspicuous by its absence.

Can woodlice just disintegrate?

You've got to hope they can.

14 comments:

  1. Woolouse, smudhouse. I would eat a hundred just to see that wonderful smile. How amazing to have that freedom as a family. Enjoy

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  2. What a brilliant invention - I can only iamgine what a difference it's going to make to you all. And just think, after the exercise of pushing to find the blackaberries you can eat all the crumble you want!

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  3. Yes - I don't think it matters what that pram cost - it is worth every penny to see that lovely smile!

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  4. Worth every penny...er pence.

    V. cute photos and yummy-looking black berry pie.

    PS-I had to look up your woodlouse. For us it's a roly-poly...a much sweeter-sounding bug.

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  5. I'd say that was pretty priceless! x

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  6. How cool! I have been beaten to the blackberries in my favourite spots this year, sadly. I'm not sure that woodlouse jam would be the same.....

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  7. Hurrah! I love Woodlouse Crumble. I note that YOU aren't pushing the Buggy of Amazement though. That looks like a Big Strong Man you've got there for the proper hard work...

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  8. Oh, this is great. Definitely worth it. Yay!

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  9. In a Buggy with as many Features as that the World is your Woodlouse. Happy Exploring!

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  10. Hooray! Eldest latte looks pretty happy to be off road and Mr Coffee will have abs of steel in a matter of months.
    Just think of the woodlouse as a little extra shot of protein :-)

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  11. Lovely! It's frustrating that adding the word disabled to the name of something immediately adds an extra zero to the price tag.

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  12. I'm sure that the roly-poly provided some much-needed protein. Let's hope that Mr. Abs of Steel got that bit - he'll need it for the pushin'!

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  13. Oh was so fantastic to come across this blog. I have just ordered a Delta buggy for my son, and waiting for it to arrive. I know it is a lot of money but I am almost in tears taking him out in his Maclaren Major now. I can't wait to receive it, and will be following your blog from now. Best wishes
    Ali

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